Championship · 2025Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timePortman Road StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricIpswich TownCoventry City
Shots10 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.45 xG/match0.67 xG/match
Possession38%62%
Corners2 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match9 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Bobby Thomas · Coventry City · 19′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 10′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 28′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 50′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEllis Simms · Coventry City · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 28′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 47′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 87′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 74′ · 0.07 xG · on targetKaine Kesler-Hayden · Coventry City · 26′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.08 xG · goalJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 20′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 43′ · 0.11 xG · goalEllis Simms · Coventry City · 63′ · 0.18 xG · on targetGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 43′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 52′ · 0.41 xG · on targetGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 60′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Ipswich Town: 10 shots, 6 on target, 1.52 xG. Coventry City: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.65 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Sindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 43′George Hirst · Ipswich Town · 60′Ivan Azón · Ipswich Town · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 1.52 xG · Coventry City 0.65 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town. A second useful context is: Ipswich Town's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town.

3.8 daysRest daysIpswich Town · Coventry City7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricIpswich TownCoventry CityBaseline
Rest days3.8 days7 days
Matches last 14 days4 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

weak

Ipswich Town's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.74 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.74 goals/match1.32 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Ipswich Town favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Coventry City in 5 · 4 too close

1.74 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 19/192.63 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 19/191.11 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 19/192.01 xG/match
0.92 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 19/191.07 xG/match
14.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 18/1817.7 shots/match
9.83 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 18/1810.7 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 18/186.11 shots/match
3.11 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 18/183.61 shots/match
55.9%Possessionseason · 18/1855.1%
4.78 corners/matchCornersseason · 18/185.67 corners/match
4.22 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 18/185 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 18/188.78 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
26%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 19/1937%
84%Scoring frequencyseason · 19/1984%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Ipswich Town89.6
Coventry City81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Ipswich Town92.4
Coventry City97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Ipswich Town93.8
Coventry City76.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Ipswich Town68.8
Coventry City97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town47.9
Coventry City2.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town35.4
Coventry City79.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Ipswich Town66.7
Coventry City69.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.2 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.55 xG/match
14.8 shots/matchShots5/519.6 shots/match
5.8 shots/matchShots on target5/57 shots/match
56.2%Possession5/558.4%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/55.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.3 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.6 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.58 xG/match
14.2 shots/matchShots9/917.7 shots/match
5.33 shots/matchShots on target9/96.22 shots/match
55.6%Possession9/956.9%
3.89 corners/matchCorners9/95.22 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.67 fouls/matchFouls9/97.67 fouls/match

Window

Season

19 / 19 matches
1.74 goals/matchGoals scored19/192.63 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed19/191.11 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals19/192.01 xG/match
14.9 shots/matchShots18/1817.7 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target18/186.11 shots/match
55.9%Possession18/1855.1%
4.78 corners/matchCorners18/185.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls18/188.78 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

10 / 10 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.5 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.93 xG/matchExpected goals10/102.1 xG/match
16.2 shots/matchShots9/916.2 shots/match
5.89 shots/matchShots on target9/96.11 shots/match
53.6%Possession9/950.2%
4.33 corners/matchCorners9/94.89 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls9/98.67 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
4 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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